We made this list so you could stop buying your plants from The Home Depot. (No shade.)

This list is alphabetized by city. In it, you’ll find local vendors for balloons, charcuterie boards, chocolate covered strawberries, flowers, picnics, and more.

Hot chicken is all the rave among foodies, and the San Fernando Valley is serving it ~hot~. The one photographed here is from Hawaiian Hot Chicken in Northridge.

Real estate agent and video content creator Nestor Aguilar, aka The 818 Insider, says “Valley Village is…the Silver Lake of the Valley.”

Whether you’re in Chatsworth, Granada Hills, North Hills, North Hollywood, Pacoima, Panorama City, Reseda, Sylmar, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Winnetka, or Sylmar, check this list to find bomb tacos near you.

Try not to drool as you see the Black-owned joints in the Valley — from African food to burgers to seafood.

Spoiler alert: It doesn’t smell like weed.

It’s true: Thirty years ago, the city of Los Angeles served the Welches, who have cared for the Valley’s ivy poodle for more than three decades, a notice to remove all the ivy.

We try to spend our money where it pays for our neighbors’ groceries and not for a millionaire’s third vacation home.

From small businesses to bookstores to non-profits to photography to fashion, these Valley Instagram accounts have got it all.